Integrity Systems for Occupations

An integrity system is an integrated assemblage of institutional mechanisms designed to minimize ethical misconduct and promote ethical health in institutions organizations occupations and the like. This book analyses describes and demonstrates the value of well-designed integrity systems for efficient effective and ethically sustainable practice in occupational groups in particular. Developing a blueprint for the design of integrity systems which can be tailored to the specific ethical needs of different occupational groups this book furthers the general project of ethically informed institutional design ('designing-in' ethics). The approach taken reflects the authors' academic background in professional ethics as well as their extensive experience in the application of ethical theories and perspectives to the problems and challenges encountered by various occupational groups such as accountants business people lawyers doctors nurses social workers engineers emergency service workers and police.